Kevin Welsh (footballer)

Kevin Welsh (born 2 September 1984)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Kevin Welsh
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Harestanes ? (?)
2009–2010 Hamilton Academical 1 (0)
2009Alloa Athletic (loan) 3 (0)
Harestanes ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Career

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Welsh played for St Johnstone as a youth but suffered an injury and dropped into amateur football.[2] He moved from amateur side Harestanes to Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in the summer of 2009, and made his professional debut for Hamilton on 29 August 2009, in a 1–4 loss against Rangers in which he was substituted at half time for David Louhoungou.[3]

He was loaned out to Alloa Athletic for three months on 11 September 2009,[4] making three appearances in the Scottish Football League Second Division.

Welsh was released from his contract with Hamilton Academical on 14 January 2010.[5] He went back into the amateur game and Harestanes, where he won the 2014–15 Scottish Amateur Cup, the first to offer a place in the Scottish Cup. He said that playing in the tournament with his friends meant more than playing against Rangers at Ibrox.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kevin Welsh at Soccerbase
  2. ^ a b McGoldrick, Kevin (15 August 2015). "Harestanes defender Kevin Welsh: I made my senior debut against Rangers, but Scottish Cup is beyond my wildest dreams". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Rangers 4 – 1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Accies' Welsh loaned to Alloa". BBC Sport. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Hamilton release Leon Knight and Kevin Welsh". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.